AMA Recap

A lot happened last night at the American Music Awards.

Michael Jackson broke the record for the most AMAs held by a single artist after winning two awards. Country fave Taylor Swift won Artist of the Year. But perhaps more interesting than the actual awards were the performances and outfits...

Lady Gaga wore a tight see-through ensemble complete with blinking lights while singing "Bad Romance" and new single "Speechless." Am I the only one who looks for a penis every time she performs?

Jennifer Lopez made her come back (who knew she was making music?) by performing her new song. Although she falls on her butt around 2:59, she makes a quick recovery.

Many other artists including Kelly Clarkson and Janet Jackson had memorable performances. Fellow American Idol alum Adam Lambert closed the show. Lambert has created quite a stir with the stuns he pulled, including rubbing a male dancer's face into his crotch, grabbing a female dancer's crotch and having a brief makeout session with a male keyboardist... Way to have a positive rep for the gays, Lambert... NOT!

Bad Photoshop?

It is not a secret that magazines photoshop their covers. However, on Demi Moore's W cover, it appears someone did not do a very good job. It looks as though a chunk of Moore's hip is missing. See a close up image here. Moore denies this, tweeting, "Here is the original image people my hips were not touched don't let these people bullshit you!"

Underwood = Mini Kayne?

This year at the CMA Awards, 19-year-old Taylor Swift won all four awards that she was nominated for including the highest honor: Entertainer of the Year. Some artists, such as Wynonna Judd, seem bitter about Swift's success and said it is too soon for her to receive such an award. Others, such as co-host Brad Paisley, tried to praise the young singer. However, in a Kayne-esque manner, fellow co-host Carrie Underwood interrupted asking the audience "And how were we? We were awesome!" What's with all the hate for Taylor? Jealous much?



Video courtesy of E!

Rihanna 20/20 Interview

Chris Brown's apology song, "Changed Man." Listen to it here.

That Jay-Z Song Wasn't On...

Surely you've heard the popular tune "Party in the USA" by pop star Miley Cyrus. In the song, Cyrus sings that she dances in the taxi cab to a Jay-Z. However, the starlet admits that she's never even heard a Jay-Z song... Apparently, she doesn't listen to pop music and that the song (Party in the USA) isn't her style...

Does she realize that she is a pop star? Or that pop music is her style of music? What else would she be?

NEW Blog Launch

Followers of imsofierce:

In addition to this blog, Craig is starting a more personal (aka not celebrity related) blog.
Those interested can follow it at: craigwashere.blogspot.com
imsofierce will still be kept up on occasion. :-)

Creepy Ashlee

Singer/Actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was recently released from the CW show "Melrose Place." Lots of rumors have been circling as to why she was let go and have ranged from being a diva to not being able to act. Apparently, they had picked Simpson-Wentz to do the show so that there would be a familiar name. However, now that they've cut her, they'll be able to afford Heather Locklear to reprise her role from the original show.

Here's a clip of Simpson-Wentz's superb acting abilities. It's interesting how her eyes get so wide and she never blinks...

"All I Ever Wanted" Tour

The original American Idol proved on her "All I Ever Wanted" Tour at the Fox Theatre Oct. 25 that she is one of the best in the business. While she does not dance like others who are popular in the music industry such as Britney Spears or the Pussycat Dolls, Kelly Clarkson does bring something special to her performances.

Opening with the title track from her fourth album, "All I Ever Wanted," Clarkson was a crowd-pleaser time and time again singing songs from all four of her albums. In addition to those, she also did a few covers including songs by White Stripes and Patsy Cline. Given her performances featured on the first season of American Idol, it was expected that she wouldn't lack in the vocal department and she surely delivered. However, there was something that was somewhat of a surprise.

Her down to earth nature made the concert almost like watching a best friend rocking out on stage rather than a celebrity. She seemed so friendly and relatable. Little things like taking a shot or two of Chivas Regal before singing "Chivas," a hidden track of her third album, made her that much more "human" in a sense. It's that refusal to fall into an obsession with fame that prevents Clarkson from becoming a diva. Ultimately, it is clear she holds a special place in her heart for her fans.

It was Clarkson's antidotes in between her performances really created a special connection with her fans. One in particular she shared was while watching Smallville on her tour bus the previous night, she heard gunshots thinking it was simply the movie that was being filmed close to her hotel. Despite seeing extras running, she thought nothing of it and returned to Smallville, only later to find out that the gun shots were real. While the experience was somewhat scary, she too found the humor in it.

Fans that attended the event were also quiet enjoyable to watch. From the Sarah Palin look-alike to the man sleeping occasionally all contributed to making the concert going experience a great time. Clarkson closed the show with "My Life Would Suck Without You" bringing the audience their feet for one last hurrah!

Below are the tracks she sang---
from Thankful: Miss Independent
from Breakaway: Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, Because of You, Walk Away
from My December: Never Again, Chivas
from All I Ever Wanted: My Life Would Suck Without You, I Do Not Hook Up, Already Gone, All I Ever Wanted, If I Can't Have You, Ready, I Want You